Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, INDIAN SUMMER, by EMMA THOMAS SCOVILLE


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First Line: When maples flaunt their colors far and near
Last Line: —presbyterian advance
Subject(s): God; Indian Summer; Nature; Nature - Religious Aspects


When maples flaunt their colors far and near,
Enravishment of Indian Summer days,
I marvel as rich gold and reds appear
Enveloped in a softening veil of haze.
I do not think of shadows deep and long,
Or chilling winds. My heart knows ecstasy—
Aud I can sing a glad thanksgiving song,
For spicy, scented air is wine to me.

A summer's finished work—her fires glow high—
The hills stand out in crimson garmenting,
While flame-floods reach across the wind-kissed sky
At evening time. O, harvest paeans ring
Out hope and joy and reverence withal,
For God's great benediction in the fall.

—PRESBYTERIAN ADVANCE





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